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Gerard Pique has had a VERY bad day at the Barcelona office

Pants pulled down, a highly embarrassing game of piggy in the middle… Barcelona's big centre-back has had better days

For Gerard Pique, life is pretty sweet. Still a key part of a Barcelona team once again destroying all in front of them, the Spanish defender recently had another kid with his beautiful pop star partner.

In short, Pique is living the dream.

So does our enjoyment of this video - which shows him being embarrassed by his team mates - mean we're grumpy, bitter people?

Probably.

In fairness to the Barcelona players who made Pique look foolish during training on Monday, it was all in good fun. As you can see in the video, an old-fashioned shorts-pull-down is followed by making him chase the ball for an eternity during a prolonged game of piggy in the middle.

It's all very Sunday League, which just adds to the beauty of the clip. And yes, we know 99.99% of the world's footballers would look equally daft chasing the ball in a game of Barcelona keep ball. But let's not forget that Gerard Pique once wore this outfit - which means we are allowed to laugh at him forever more: mirrorr.co.uk

Barcelona feeling the pressure with Real Madrid close on their heels

Barcelona manager Luis Enrique says his players cannot let their guard down and must stay focused during their upcoming fixtures because every victory towards winning the league title.

La Blaugrana hold a two-point advantage over second place Real Madrid in La Liga and have already navigated their way through the difficult portion of the schedule.

They now have five league matches remaining against: Getafe (home), Cordoba (away), Real Sociedad (home), Atletico Madrid (away) and Deportivo (home). Barcelona would be considered clear-favorites in four of their last five matches, with the game against Atletico on May 16 being the trickiest of the bunch.

On the other hand, Real Madrid have difficult matches remaining against Sevilla (away) and Valencia (home), sandwiched between their two-legged Champions League semi-final against Juventus.

Regardless of the fixture list, Luis Enrique knows that every win is vital towards securing the league title and is demanding his team stay focused on each opponent.

“We can’t relax one bit,” the manager said ahead of his team’s game against Getafe. “Tomorrow we need to be a tight, concentrated team.

“We see that our rivals are keeping up the pressure. Tomorrow we need all three points to keep our fight for the league title. That’s the way things are.

“I don’t think there is a point total that has to be reached. This is a top-level club and we therefore have to go all out for every title.

“Looking at it on paper, we can all draw the conclusions that we feel like. But the reality is that there is very little difference between one and the other.

“We will focus on the only thing that we can control, which is the game against Getafe. We cannot make the mistake of looking beyond that.” worldsoccertalk.com

Messi is god-like - Beckenbauer

Bayern Munich and Germany legend Franz Beckenbauer has labelled Barcelona star Lionel Messi "god-like" and believes the Catalans hopes of success this season rest on his shoulders.

The 27-year-old has recovered from a disappointing end to 2014 to inspire his side to a fine run of form domestically and in Europe to leave the club challenging for silverware on three fronts.

Barca lead La Liga by two points ahead of Real Madrid and face Bayern in the semi-finals of the Champions League, while Athletic Bilbao await in the Copa del Rey final.

Beckenbauer will, of course, hope Messi has a dip in form as his side take on Luis Enrique's men over two legs, but admitted he is a big admirer of the Argentina international.

He told Sky 90: "He is a divine player, he is god-like. The hopes of Barcelona are reliant on Messi."

The European tie will see Bavarians coach Pep Guardiola face Barca for the first time since leaving the club in 2012 and Beckenbauer believes his knowledge of the club could be key.

"Guardiola knows the ins and outs of Barcelona. He knows the smallest of details that could put Bayern on their way."

Bayern face Borussia Dortmund in the semi-final of the DFB-Pokal on Tuesday and the 69-year-old says anything other than a perfect performance could see his former team shocked by BVB.

"I think Bayern must put on a flawless performance, otherwise they will go out. The minute you think negatively of Dortmund they will catch you out." goal.com